Amazing Halloween Nail Tutorials

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Confession time: I'm completely hopeless when it comes to Halloween costumes. I wish I could get excited about dressing up on the 31st, but pulling together a creative, punny costume (or three, if you're in college and celebrate for the entire weekend) just isn't my strong suit—and don't even get me started on how much it can cost. I am not, however, a totalHalloween Scrooge because it's one of the best holidays for nail art—I've already started adding skull decals to my mani! Illamasqua's US Nail Art Ambassador Fleury Rose created three totally awesome and spooky designs that I will absolutely be trying out for the #manicuremondays leading up to Halloween. If you give any a whirl, be sure to tweet us a picture!

After applying a base coat, paint pails with two coats of black matte polish, like Illamasqua "Scorn," and allow nails to dry for 3-5 minutes.

Pour out a small amount of white polish, like Illamasqua "Scorch," onto a piece of tin foil. Dip the large end of a dotting tool into the polish and use it to create three dots on your nail.

Once the white dots dry, pour a small puddle of light blue or green polish onto another bit of tin foil. With the small end of your dotting tool, dip into the colored polish and dot it in the center of the white.

Once those dots dry, dip the point of a tooth pick into your black polish and gently dot a tiny black point into the center of each eye.

After all layers are completely dry (you don't want to smudge the eyeballs!) finish with a shiny or matte topcoat.

Vampire's Kiss

After applying a base coat, paint your nails with two coats of a bright cherry red, like Illamasqua "Aorta."

After the red has dried, dip a small brush into a shiny black polish and paint a tiny triangle at the top of the nail to create the bow of the lips. Then paint an oval shape in the center of the nail for the opening of the mouth.

Allow your nails to dry completely, or you might smudge the whole design during the next step!

After a base coat, apply one thick coat of a shimmery navy polish. Don't worry about making it completely even—it will add dimension to the finished look!

Allow the first layer to dry for 3-5 minutes. Then, dip a small brush in a pastel yellow, like Illamasqua "Blow," and create a tiny crescent moon. Use the tip of the brush to dot on tiny stars! Let your nails dry completely before moving on to the next step.

Pour a small puddle of white polish onto a piece of tin foil, then a small puddle of a medium gray right next to it. Dip the corner of a makeup sponge into the polish, so you get a little of each color ont he sponge. Gently dab on the clouds. Don't be afraid to get creative! You can have as many or as few clouds as you'd like.